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Disney will start its channel Cinemagic-HD on Sky's UK plattform in december.
It will be on time for this years christmas season and starting with movies like "Ratatouille" and "Tinkerbell".
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First Implementation of Dolby Digital Plus for HD Terrestrial TV
Television Numerique Terrestre HD chooses Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby Digital
PARIS, Oct 31, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB) announced that Dolby(R) Digital Plus and Dolby Digital have been chosen by France's new national high-definition terrestrial broadcasters for the Television Numerique Terrestre HD (TNT HD) platform, which was launched this week.
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"In a move that could be key to determining the future of home cinema, European antitrust regulators are stepping up their probe into possible anticompetitive practices in the format war over high-definition DVDs." [...]
Read full news at: online.wsj.com
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Satellite broadcaster BSkyB will begin installing its high-definition television boxes in the UK and Ireland on 22 May, after receiving 40,000 advance orders since 13 April when the UK's dominant pay-TV supplier began taking bookings from the general public.
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Read the complete news at dtg.org.uk
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SKY Italia, Italy's leading pay-TV platform which broadcasts exclusively from Eutelsat's HOT BIRD(TM) video neighbourhood, has unveiled its planning for the launch this month in Italy of its new SKY HD package dedicated to HDTV content.
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Read the complete news at tmcnet.com
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High-definition programmes are on their way to British screens
NEXT year the television picture is going to become much clearer. An unlikely alliance of BSkyB and the BBC will begin broadcasting high-definition television, with the satellite broadcaster hoping that the technology will help it to regain the initiative from the faster growing Freeview. [...]
Read more at: timesonline.co.uk
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National Geographic is "almost certain" to launch a channel as part of Sky's upcoming HDTV offering. [...]
Read more at: digitalspy.co.uk
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High definition television or HDTV has been the word on almost everybody's lips for over a year now and will also be the main theme at the forthcoming IFA in Berlin.
Market experts regard HDTV as the driving force for the switch-over to digital in Europe, particularly as the corresponding 16:9 flat screens are becoming more popular among consumers, and the leading Pay TV operators in Europe have announced that they will launch regular HDTV channels via the ASTRA satellite system in the next 12 to 14 months - and Premiere will be first with their new HDTV programme package "Premiere HD".
A special Premiere HD trailer can now be seen on the ASTRA HD demonstration channel with brilliant colours and sensational sound providing an excellent sample of 'Premiere HD' with its three full 24-hour programmes that will feature films, sport and documentaries.
The "ASTRA HD" demonstration channel is available for specialised retail outlets or at home 24 hours a day for those with suitable reception equipment (frequency 12.4410 GHz; vertical, SR 27.5; FEC 3/4) - everywhere throughout Europe. [...]
Read more at: broadcastbuyer.tv
premiere.de/HDTV
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SES Astra, an SES Global company, has secured a long-term contract to provide British Sky Broadcasting (Sky) with three additional 28.2 degrees East transponders. [...]
Read more at: spacedaily.com
hd.sky.com/
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BSkyB has launched a consumer web site ahead of its planned launch of high definition television.
The site, at HD.sky.com, includes a jargon buster, information on buying an HD-ready TV and details on what viewers can expect from Sky's HD service, due to launch in the UK and Ireland next year. The precise launch date has yet to be announced. [...]
Read more at: dtg.org.uk
hd.sky.com/
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